diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8b577f370e..3007e5732f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ crate-type = ["staticlib"]
 bitflags = "1.3.2"
 linked_list_allocator = "0.10.5"
 log = "0.4.17"
-redox_syscall = "0.5"
+redox_syscall = { path = "../syscall" }
 spin = "0.9.5"
 
 [dependencies.redoxfs]
@@ -51,3 +51,6 @@ default = []
 live = []
 serial_debug = []
 
+
+[patch.crates-io]
+redox_syscall = { path = "../syscall" }